Peanut butter cookies

Hello my lovely friends, today we're trying something full of flavor, crunchy and with the right balance of sweet and salty. I'm making my very own special recipe of peanut butter cookies. I'm going full on with the peanut butter flavor so let's try them together.

How to make coconut milk

 Because my previous post was about Golden Milk and how to prepare it, I thought maybe a basic recipe about coconut milk, is welcomed. Let's get started people!

Golden Milk

I want to introduce you something brilliant, that I stumbled upon a few weeks ago, Golden Milk. This drink is so helpful for your immune system, when you think you're coming up with a cold. Its natural anti inflammatory properties that specialists say turmeric has, combined with a natural, plant based milk, it's a match made in natural heaven. I wanted to improve this recipes a bit by adding some extra condiments with some anti inflammatory properties as well. Of course you can prepare it in many ways, but today I'm presenting you with my version.

Madeleines par Christophe Michalak

 

I really like mister Michalak because he is a french Pastry Chef with a very successful business and many interactive cooking episodes. He is a prestigious author that likes to share his amazing recipes, just like the following madeleines. This recipe makes about 30 - 40 slightly smaller madeleines that you can dip in chocolate, lemon glaze, sprinkle with coconut flakes, or fill them with jam, dulce de leche and so on.
 

Baked crispy fish

 

I really like fresh mackerel, actually I only like about 4 types of fish in total but that's another story. Mackerel is an oily fish and it's best eaten grilled, with lots of lemon juice. But what do you do when you can't grill? You go make your crispy fish in the oven.
 

Autolyse method - Pizza Dough

When I first started this blog I wanted to bring something new and not just a few recipes. So I discovered, in my daily research, the autolyse method, cutting edge technique to improve your dough quality. This method was developed and carefully studied by the french Pastry Chef Raymond Calvel. 
He teaches us to mix flour and water, leave it for 15 to 20 minutes and then add the yeast and salt, except for the dried yeast wich requires more time to hydrate and so it's not interfering with the autolyse process. 
Salt and fresh yeast counteracts with the autolyse effect by making the gluten bonds harder and tighter.
    The benefits of the autolyse method are:
- the flour is  more hydrated, wich helps in achieving stronger gluten bonds,
-the action of an enzyme named proteases, present in flour, will help you get a more pliable dough,
-kneading time is considerably reduced.
      But enough with the chemistry lesson, we will talk more along the way.  

Chocolate muffins

All I want from a cookie, pie, cake and so on, is that lovely, crunchy edge, that everyone in my family is trying to avoid. That being said I've created a recipe that is full of flavor, moist inside and crispy on the outside. Here it is!
 

Lemon sponge cake

 

I really like a cake that is perfectly sweetened, slightly zingy and full of lemony goodness. Of course if you don't like lemons, or they're too overpowering for your taste buds you can totally replace them with oranges. Perfect for a tea party!

Vanilla paste

I really feel like winter is coming! I remembered today how lovely it is on Christmas eve when everyone is waiting unpatiently to hear the carols, and the whole house smells like freshly baked goods: gingerbread, cookies, cakes, vanilla, lemon. I should stop dreaming and get into action so we could make this amazing vanilla paste.

Healthy Mac & Cheese

 
I really like the idea of eating delicious crispy pasta, but to give it a healthy twist is a big bonus. Let's cook together this mac and cheese with more veg and less cheese.
 

Crispy cauliflower

Cauliflower is one versatile vegetable, for sure! I've heard about so many cauliflower dishes like: cauliflower "rice", amazing "pizza" with a cauliflower crusty base, pickled and so on. Anyway, it's very delicious and healthy and if you have a cauliflower somewhere in your pantry and it's been sitting there for too long, then it's time to take action. Today we're cooking crispy cauliflower!